Key holder



March 12, 1946. V, SO RENTINO 2,396,615

KEY HOZ'DER Filed May 13, 1944 ATl'bRNEYS Patented Mar. 12, 1946 KEY HOLDER Vincent Sorrentino, Providence, R. I., assignor to g Company, a corporation Uncas Manufacturin of Rhode Island Application May 13, 1944, Serial No. 535,434

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a key holder.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a key holder which will be of simple construction and yet will hold a, plurality of keys in assembled relation in a positive and secure manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction which will be simple and easy of manipulation and yet will be such as to prevent accidental detachment of the parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which will be thin and may lay flat in the pocket.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction the parts of which may be made mechanically in multiple without special machinery and which parts may be quickly assembled in a simple manner.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide an arrangement which may be assembled and manipulated by simple threading and unthreading of various parts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the key holder with a key mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking at the opposite edge of the key holder with the parts moved to a position for detaching the key;

Fig. 3 is a central sectional view through the body, hasp and locking member.

In proceeding with this invention 1 provide a block which has an opening in one edge for swingably mounting a U-shape hasp while there is an opening in another part of the block which will align with the other leg of the hasp and through which opening I provide a member for axial movement to engage and lock with the other leg so as to maintain a closed loop to retain such keys as may be mounted on the hasp in position.

With reference to the drawing II! designates a block of material which may conveniently be plastic or any other light weight material. A recess or opening II is provided in the block I inwardly from the edge I2 thereof which recess is threaded. A hasp designated generally I3 is provided with a leg I4 which has threads I5 thereon to engage the threads of the recess II so that this leg I4 may be screwed into this recess as illustrated in Fig. 3. The relative sizes of the threaded recess and the leg I4 will be such that the leg may freely rotate in the recess to be swung from one position to another about the central axis of the leg I4.

The hasp I3 has a bridging part I6 extending from the leg I4 with a leg II at the other end which is also provided with threads iii. The legs I4 and II are substantially parallel and I provide a hole or opening I9 through the block I0 inwardly from the edge I2 which will extend substantially parallel to the opening II. Hole I9 is also threaded throughout its length.

A keeper designated 2|] has a shank portion 2| threaded as at 22 to engage the threads of the hole I9. In the end portion of this shank 2| which moves toward the leg I1, there is provided a recess 23 which is threaded so as to threadingl engage the threads I8 on the leg I! to lock therewith. The threads in the hole I9 and the threads I8 and 23 will be substantially the same pitch so that as the stud 2| is advanced by reason of its threads there will be a threaded locking engagement between the parts I8 and 23.

A handle 25 is provided on the other end of the keeper 20 which is enlarged sufiiciently so that it may be easily manipulated by the fingers. A convenient form of handle may be a hexagonal head but any particular form which is desired may of course be used. The body I9 is notched as at 26 so that a portion of the keeper 20 may be accessible in this notched out corner of the body that more economy of space may be had.

In operation it is merely necessary to retract the keeper member 20 from the engaged position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to the retracted position shown in Fig. 2. The hasp I3 may be then rotated about the axis of the leg I4 to the position shown in Fig. 2 which will enable a key such as shown at 28 to be positioned thereon. Any number of keys may be assembled up to the capacity of the bridge I6 and then this hasp may be swung so as to cause substantial alignment of the leg I1 and the keeper 2!). Rotation of the keeper by the handle 25 will then cause the keeper to advance through the opening I9 and to threadingly engage and lock with the threads I8 of the legs II so that the keys cannot escape from position.

By providing for a U-shape hasp which may rock about the axis of one of its legs in the body while providing in the body another part which may axially move to engage and lock with the other leg I provide a very simple key holder which is strong in construction, and may be easthreaded openings therein, a U-shape hasp having one leg threadedly received in one of said openings in said block and swingable to align the other leg with the other of said openings, said other leg being threaded, and a keeper having a threaded portion movable in the said other of said openings and provided with a threaded recess to threadingly engage said other leg of the hasp and lock it in position.

VINCENT SORRENTINO. 

